WENATCHEE — The Chelan County coroner says the driver of a truck that crashed off the Highway 97 bridge into the Columbia River drowned.
The Wenatchee World reports an autopsy found no medical condition that could have cause 48-year-old Kathleen Walker of Olympia to crash into the Beebe Bridge.
The Aug. 31 crash also killed her husband and co-driver, Peter Wooley, when the tractor portion of the truck fell 100 feet into the water. The trailer portion remained on the bridge and spilled a load of apples.
The crash caused structural damage to the bridge which remains closed to vehicles during repairs.
The Washington State Patrol is examining the truck wreckage to determine if there was a mechanical cause of the crash.
Information from: The Wenatchee World, www.wenatcheeworld.com
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